1. Of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from apex to base

Antonym: acropetal

• lap joint
• lap of honour
• lap of luxury
• lap of the gods
• lap robe
• lap up
• lap-jointed
• lap-strake
• lap-straked
• lap-streak
• lap-streaked
• laparocele
• laparoscope
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• laparoscopy
• laparotomy
• lapboard
• lapdog
• lapel
• lapful
• lapidarian
• lapidarist
• lapidary
• lapidate
• lapidation